Antoine Griezmann
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Agreed there. Remember how Arda was supposed to be a Spartan?
Arda was an extreme example. His personality, money he got, age, fame...everything clicked together to form one of the goat flops.
BarçaBarça
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Will you admit you were wrong when he does work hard, also in defence, and gives a 100%? I believe he won't turn lazy.
FCBarca
Mike the Knife
I don't like the persona but he's long been a brilliant talent, I have appreciated what he can bring to a team since his early days at La Real. The issue, again a reflection of the nonexistent sporting direction, is that he is no longer a winger (Apparently doesn't want to play there either) and mostly occupies the same space as a certain Lionel Messi - so how will it be employed (Setting aside any talk of Neymar)? I think, he has no choice but to play on that left that presumably/hopefully will be vacated by Coutinho since the attacking front of Barcelona never are fixed to one position, they all inter change throughout a match even back to the days of MSN.
So I would expect something like this (I swapped De Jong to the right to be closer to Messi and give probably better protection to the gaps he will leave):
With the possibility of Neymar, that becomes more complicated of course with many options:
So I would expect something like this (I swapped De Jong to the right to be closer to Messi and give probably better protection to the gaps he will leave):
With the possibility of Neymar, that becomes more complicated of course with many options:
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BarçaBarça
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Smells a bit like Ronaldo-Benzema-Bale-James, which, as we know, was a disaster. I think we need a threeman midfield for balance. I hope Suarez will be benched for a 3-man attack.
snowy
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ah the mighty and fallen King Ardas... Alas his faith had been sealed in the annals of time immemorial and revealed by the dance of the erect-nippled Oracle. Heroic stand he and his 300 valiantly held
hey maybe Barto should honor the Carnae before his next signings
Different players, different team....Messi/Suarez >>James/Benzema
I would prefer to have Suarez/Messi duo in the middle, assuming Suarez will be a starter. Those 2 together on the same area are capable of defensive output of 1 regular hard working player.
If there has to be a defensive "hole" let it be on the most remote part of the pitch. Easier to cover, than 2 holes leaking all over the place.
Griezmann/Dembele have speed, technique and they should be working in defense + Dembele plays better on the right side. Also, Valverde likes 4-4-2.
Arthur/De jong are faster than Busi/Rakitic, they can control and create and with Messi positioned in the middle he doesn t leave right side empty.
Bulgroz
Senior Member
I would be very surprised to see Griezmann playing as a winger. I know Valverde sucks, but I don't see the club buying one of the 2 or 3 best CF in the world to play him on the wing. Especially for that price, and especially when paying his clause has been such a drama. People might argue that something similar happened for Coutinho, but Coutinho was nowhere near AG when he was bought honestly. He never was a serious contender for BO for example, while Griezmann was top 5 twice in the past 3 years. They're simply not on the same level.
Anyway, Griezmann works best when he's right behind another striker, so I'd say we might see a 4-2-3-1 with a front three Dembele-Griezmann-Messi behind Suarez. Who would be the 2 midfielders, among FDJ, Busi, Arthur, Raki, Vidal and the rest is a bit of a mystery to me and the answer will probably depend on the opponent.
Others options include benching Suarez, or a 4-3-1-2 with Messi behind Suarez and Griezmann (which means Dembouz on the bench though).
Honestly, there are quite a few interesting possibilities, and the team could be very versatile. The problem is that the choice between those possibilities will be in the hand of a rather bad coach.
Anyway, Griezmann works best when he's right behind another striker, so I'd say we might see a 4-2-3-1 with a front three Dembele-Griezmann-Messi behind Suarez. Who would be the 2 midfielders, among FDJ, Busi, Arthur, Raki, Vidal and the rest is a bit of a mystery to me and the answer will probably depend on the opponent.
Others options include benching Suarez, or a 4-3-1-2 with Messi behind Suarez and Griezmann (which means Dembouz on the bench though).
Honestly, there are quite a few interesting possibilities, and the team could be very versatile. The problem is that the choice between those possibilities will be in the hand of a rather bad coach.
snowy
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That's 1 intimidating line-up! You could alternate Busi with Arthur and play Arthur on the right and de Jong on the left
Griezzi and Leo could inter-switch at will and Ney Demb could easily beat any off-side trap and teleport in front of goal as alternate CFs. Striking!
Mitchell1978
Senior Member
Griezmann is not a CF, he's a second forward sometimes an AM or a 10 like Leo, played as a winger previously but never as a real CF.
Unless Griezmann agress to play mostly on the wing this will be a bad fit.
Bulgroz
Senior Member
I've said explicitely that his best position is "behind another striker". He's still a CF to me, because he's a center forward, behind another center forward, but anyway that's just semantics. The most important thing is that I'm pretty sure that's where he'll play, and I don't really get how it would be a bad fit.
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